I noticed back in November the BBC had a story about Gary Glitter, and it made me think of Minority Report (in which your present-self is held accountable for the crimes your future-self will commit).
In Glitter's case, his widely enjoyed music of the mid 70s is now anathema due to the prosecution of his then-future-self for possession of child-pornography. If you look at him now, he's clearly lost it believing he'll be able to make a comeback. In fact, the mediastorm over his prosecution has probably turned him into a genuine molester, hence his deportation from a number of countries.
Then, last night I was thinking about Woody Allen and his divisive relationship. If someone mentions Allen they'll say he's a great filmmaker. If someone remembers Glitter it'll be as a child molester.
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